This invaluable book presents a concise discussion on the most important topics of ophthalmology — mechanism of ophthalmic diseases, imaging techniques used for diagnosis, novel therapies and drug delivery systems. It also covers current knowledge about anti-VEGF therapies that revolutionized neovascular AMD treatment, anti-inflammatory and dry eye treatment, as well as nanoparticles use of drug delivery.

Written by experts in ophthalmology, this unique volume provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research in the field. This is an essential reading that will provide up-to-date reference to practicing physicians and current knowledge to residents and students.
Contents:
Introduction (Kang Zhang)
Pathology and Mechanism of Eye Diseases (Katherine J Wert, Heike Kroeger, Frances Wu, Stephen H Tsang and Jonathan H Lin)
Ophthalmic Imaging (Colin S Tan and SriniVas R Sadda)
Pharmacogenomics of Response to Anti-VEGF Therapy in Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Seanna Grob, Kang Zhang and Sophie J Bakri)
Dry Eye Therapy (Seanna Grob, Igor Kozak and Kang Zhang)
Ocular Inflammation Therapy (Seanna Grob, Igor Kozak and Kang Zhang)
Nanoparticles for Ocular Drug Delivery (Qiangzhe Zhang, Jieming Li, Weiwei Gao and Liangfang Zhang)
This title is available for license in the following territories:

This title is can be found in the following categories: